Sleigh-runner for vehicle-wheels.



J. KARSSEN. SLEIGE EUNNEE EOE VEHICLE WHEELS. APPLICATION FILED MAR.17,1909.

933,463, Patented Sept. 7, 1909.

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JOHN KARssEN, for' HOLLAND, MICHIGAN.

SLEIGH-BUNNEB, FOR VEHICLE-WHEELS.

specification ofl Letters Patent.

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Application filed-March 17, 1909. Serial No. 483,884.

To all whom tt may concern'.

Beit known that I, JOHN KARssEN, :ts citi-V zenV of` the United States, and a resident of Holland, in the county of Ottawa and State of Michlgan, have invented a new and Improved Sleigh-Runner for Vehicle-lVhe'els', of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. i This invention relates to sleigh runners adapted to be detachablyl fastened to the wheels of a vehicle.

This invention is animprovement onlmy Patent No. 910,206 granted to me January 19, 1909. The improvement which this in, vention is designed to make, is to render the attachment of the runner to the wheel adjustable, so as to'lit wheels of various diameters and having various numbers of spokes.

Reference is Vto be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate correspondingv parts in all the views, and in which- Figure 1 is an elevationfshowing my. device attached to'a wheel;'Fig. 2 is a partial end view of the wheel, looking from the rear of the runner, some ofthe holding bolts hereinafter described, being omitted, Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-,3 of Fig. 1; and- Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1.- Referring more particularly to the sepaly rate parts of the device, 1 indicates a wheel of a vehicle, which issupported'on the axle 2 thereof.

6 designates therunner which adapted to be attached tothe wheell. This runner has a wear tire 7 suitably fastened tothe bottom thereof, and `hasgup'turned ends 8 and 9 at each end the re o f; These ends will be designated as the heel and toe.. At the heel and toe of the runner are upwardly extending portions 10 and 11 to which are adapted to be fastened. by any suitable means, such as the bolts 12, adjusting supports 13. These adjusting supports 13 are in the form of curved metal pieces having a` slot 14 running three-quarters the length thereof. The flanges 15 formed by this slot 14 have on their outer surfaces, serrations which are adapted to be engaged by the clips 16. These clips 16 are fastened by any; suitable means such as the bolts 17, which pass through the slot 14 in the supporting-y member, to the channel supports 18 and 19.

These channel supports are adapted to receive the rim and tire'of a wheel, and have flanges 2O thereon through which are open* ings 21 which are adapted to receive the fasten1ngmembers22 and 23. Tn the case of the lchannel member 18, the openings 21 therein are preferablywholly inclosed, that is, it is necessarythat the fastening member 22 should be in the nature of a bolt so that itv can be slid through the openings 21 and a removable fastenerI such as a ynut 24A placed thereon. Between the rim of the wheel and the fastening members 22 and`23 is placed an angular bearing piece 26 whichis adapted to be fastened to one ofthe spokes of the wheel, and to therim. This bearing piece 26 takes '.up the wear incident to the jolts and jars of the runner. The channel mem- `ber 19 differs somewhat from the channel member 18, having in place of a bolt, a double-headed pin 23 whichv is adapted to sllde under hooks 27 in the anges 28 of this channel member. This channel member also has'a 'bearing piece 29 similar to that provided on the channel member 18, to engage the spoke and the rim of the wheel.

. The base of the wheel 1 is supported indirectly on the runner 6 by means of the curved channel member 30. This channel member 30 is adapted to bear on the tire of the wheel land has upwardly extending flanges 31 which engage the sidesof the rim of the wheel. These flanges 31 have hook members 82 which are adapted to engage a doubleheaded pin 33 similar to that used on the channel member 19.V This pin 33, also has a Wear strip 34 similartothe wear strips used on the other channel members. The channel member 30 lis secured to the runner 6 by y means of bolts which pass through openings in thebas ofthe channel member 30 and in openings in the top of the runner 6. The runner 6 is channeled out on its under surface to form a concavitv sufficient to manipulate nuts 36 on the bolts 85 and to prevent said bolts from scraping on the ground.

To place the ruimer on a wheel, the wearing or bearingstrips are secured by any suitable means to the proper spokes, then the pins 23 and 33 are inserted on these Wear* ing/strips. The hooks on the flanges 19 and 30 are engaged over the pins 23 and 33 and within the heads thereon. The channel memberk 19 is adjusted bymeans of the clips 16 on the supporting strip18, in such position that the runner 6 will rest evenly on the Y ground. The channel member 18 is then adjusted to the wheel 1 and raised to such a height on the supporting member 13 that it Will bring it into Working relation Withthe Wearing strip 26. The bolts 17 are then tightened up, clampingthe clips 16 tightlyV it is to be used. The bolts 12 and 35 are removable so that the channel members 18, 19 and 30 may be first aflixed to the Wheel and then the runner attached if desired.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desireV to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a runner, of'a curved channel member adapted to engage a vehicle Wheel, means for removably fastening said channel member to the runner, a heel support removably attached to said runner, a channel member for said support, means for adjusting said channel member relatively to said support, a fastening device for holding said channel member to a Wheel, and a Wear strip for said fastening device.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a runner, of a channel member removably carried by said runner, flanges on said channel member adapted to engage the sides of the rim of a Wheel, hooks on said flanges,.pins adapted to engage said hooks, a Wearing strip adapted to engage said pins and to support said pins on the rim of a vehicle Wheel, heel and toe supports removably fastened to said runner, sei-rations on the surface of said supports, clips for engaging said serrations, bolts connected to n said clips, channel members supported by said bolts, and meansadapted to fasten said channel members to a Wheel.

3. In a device of the class described, the

by said runner, rim-enga ging devices adjustable on said supports, and means for locking said rim-engaging devices to said supports.

4C. In a device of the class described, the combination With a runner, of a curved channel member adapted to engage a vehiclewheel, means for removably fastening said channel member to the runner, a heel support removably attached to said runner, a channel member adjustable along said support, a fastening device for holding said channel member to a Wheel, a Wear-strip for said fastening` device, and means for locking said channel member on said support in any adjusted position.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination with a runner, of a channel member secured to said runner and adapted to engage the sides of a Wheel, heel and toe supports secured to said runner, said supports having longitudinal slots and serrated engaging surfaces, channel members adjustable along said support, and fastening devices for said channel members extending through said slots and adapted to secure said channel members in any adjusted position along said supports.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination With a runner, a bifurcated heel and toe supports on said runner, said heel and toe supports having serrated engaging surfaces, channel members adapted to be :1djusted along said supports, and means for securing said channel members in any adjusted position on said supports.

7. In a device of the class described, the combination with a runner, of heel and toe supports, rimengaging members slidablv adjustable on said supports, and means for locking said rim-engaging members in any adjusted position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in'the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN KAR-SSEN.

Witnesses ISAAC MARSILJE, HENRY REIDSEMA. 

